to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
unrequited love; one-sided love
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
rather; better; instead; if anything
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
naughty; mischievous; unruly
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
memory or autograph of deceased
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
temple hall commemorating its founding or its founder
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
trivia; snippet of knowledge